hippo changing colors

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abeandlulu

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sorry the pic is i little blurry. this hippo has been changing colors now for about a month. I asked the people a my LFS and they said that they have never heard of a hippo getting darker just lighter as they age. Does anyone know what is happing to him he was my first fish i ever bought, but i think he is nipping at some of my coral. It is either him or the trigger, when i find out its got to go.

 
jackri

jackri

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I have to say that's a cool looking blue hippo. Wonder if the coral nipping is adding color cuz I've never heard of this either.
 
bullitr

bullitr

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my hippo picks on the tentacles of my frogspawn all the time because its always have pellet or food on it. but i don't think it eating the corals on purpose
 
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abeandlulu

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If he is nipping at my corals what the hell am i supposed to do? My husband is mad and wants the culprit found and takin back to the fish store.
 
jackri

jackri

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I've heard of hippo's eating xenia and other corals. My hippo has taken a couple of nips at my large derasa clam -- but hasn't continued or hurt my clam which I'm glad neither has to come out to go in the frag tank.
 
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abeandlulu

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Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/3118612
I've heard of hippo's eating xenia and other corals. My hippo has taken a couple of nips at my large derasa clam -- but hasn't continued or hurt my clam which I'm glad neither has to come out to go in the frag tank.
He might have to come out of the 265 gallon, and go in the 90 gallon but if he keeps messing with coral in there..... he might have to go.
 
posiden

posiden

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I did a quick google and it would seem they change color when stressed. It was mentioned that the black stripes turned a pale yellow for someone else. That was due to lighting change. I wonder if the color change on yours is due to stress??
Any chance he is being picked on?
 
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abeandlulu

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Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3118664
I did a quick google and it would seem they change color when stressed. It was mentioned that the black stripes turned a pale yellow for someone else. That was due to lighting change. I wonder if the color change on yours is due to stress??
Any chance he is being picked on?
I dont know ... I have not done any thing different in the tank since May when I added the pink tail trigger. do you think he may be the problem???
 
posiden

posiden

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Originally Posted by abeandlulu
http:///forum/post/3118667
I dont know ... I have not done any thing different in the tank since May when I added the pink tail trigger. do you think he may be the problem???
I have no idea. I just thought I would lend a small piece of info purley based on the quick search. I was hopping someone else with experience would have a brain fart and say Oh yea.....
Sorry I can't be of more help.
 
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abeandlulu

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Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3118668
I have no idea. I just thought I would lend a small piece of info purley based on the quick search. I was hopping someone else with experience would have a brain fart and say Oh yea.....
Sorry I can't be of more help.
sorry.. im at a loss to IDK what might be stressing him. The other hippo in the tank is not changing colors like he is.
We are all here to help
 
devaji108

devaji108

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maybe it "fell in love" with your pink tail and is changing colors to match?
love makes ppl do strange things ...
 
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abeandlulu

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well if he did fall in love with the pink tail i hope he dosnt get love sick. I found my pink tail nipping at my montis. He is now back at the LFS.
 
globaldesigns

globaldesigns

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I am not sure about the changing of colors, but noticed your trigger isn't a BlueThroat... Triggers are notorious for not being Reef SAFE, only Blue Throats are reef safe (in most cases), so it is most likely your trigger doing the nipping.
 
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abeandlulu

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Originally Posted by globaldesigns
http:///forum/post/3119336
I am not sure about the changing of colors, but noticed your trigger isn't a BlueThroat... Triggers are notorious for not being Reef SAFE, only Blue Throats are reef safe (in most cases), so it is most likely your trigger doing the nipping.
Yea. I think Im going to leave the whole trigger thing alone. Its just my luck I get a blur throat he will nip at everything too.

Also Iasked the other fish store that i go to and they said that the hippo could be trying to change ---, since there are two hippos in there. IDK
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/3118602
I have to say that's a cool looking blue hippo. Wonder if the coral nipping is adding color cuz I've never heard of this either.

I had a Hippo tang eat all my xenia, then start on others... got rid of it, but I never had one turn color no matter what it eats.
 
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